Above: Members of the Gateway Plaza Tenants Association executive board gather with State Senator Brian Kavanagh at a 2019 meeting of the organization, which seeks to protect the interests of renters in Battery Park City’s largest residential complex. Tonight (Thursday, November 17) the Gateway Plaza Tenants Association (GPTA) will host its annual meeting, via Zoom, […]
Turbulent Waters at Pier A – 11/15/22
BPCA Sues Former Operators of Pier A Restaurant and Bar Pier A, which dates from the late 1800s and is on the National Register of Historic Places, was refashioned as a restaurant and tavern in 2014, but shut down in 2020, leaving lenders and the public owed millions. The Battery Park City Authority (BCPA) is […]
The BroadsheetDAILY – 11/14/22 – Migrant Kids Scarce in Lower Manhattan
The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Migrant Kids Scarce in Lower Manhattan Downtown One of Three Communities in City Where Local Public Schools Have Not Absorbed Influx Highly regarded public schools in Lower Manhattan, such as Battery Park City’s PS/IS 276, have yet to be designated to take in children from […]
The BroadsheetDAILY – 11/11/22 – Arrivederci Benvenuti
The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Si Monumentum Requiris Circumspice If you seek his monument, look around. It is with deep sadness that the Broadsheet must announce the passing of its co-founder, Robert Simko, who died on Thursday morning, at age 68, after a long illness. He is survived by his […]
The BroadsheetDAILY – 11/9/22 – How Lower Manhattan is Voting
The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage How Lower Manhattan Is Voting Preliminary Tallies Indicate Downtown Is Deeper Blue Than City or State, But Paler Than Manhattan Incumbent Governor Kathy Hochul (shown here dedicating the Hurricane Maria Memorial in Battery Park City, in September, 2021) bested opponent Lee Zeldin in Lower Manhattan […]
The BroadsheetDAILY – 11/8/22 – Where There’s Smoke…
The Broadsheet – Lower Manhattan’s Local Newspaper View as Webpage Where There’s Smoke… Convenience Stores Raise Concerns about Neighborhood Going to Pot Children crowd around the counter of the Battery Park Convenience store on its opening day. A new convenience store on Battery Place is sparking concerns about the possible sale of smoking and vaping […]